The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-19
THE STATE EXCHANGE TABLE.
AT THE BAT.

THE STATE EXCHANGE TABLE,
AT THE BAT.
Oxford Tribune The wool-growers of the
United States are now at the bat.
EXIT BYNuM
Lafayette News: Sim Coy dominates Bynum
for Governor. That settles it. Bynum is a
dead duck.
THE TENDENCY.
North Manchester Journal: Restricted immi-
grafton is measure that must be adopted. and
1t can't be done too soon.
MUST CHOOSE.
Lagrange Standard: Cleveland brought his
party up to the revenue and tariff trough with
whirl 1t has got to drink now. or kick and
run.
THE PRESIDENT THINKS DIFFERENTLY.
Fort Wayne Gazette Two years of pettfog-
ging among the crackers is no legal career
sufficient to justify aspirations for the Supreme
Bench.
BAD PREDICAMENT
Paramount News: 1t is no use trying it, gen.
tlemen, you can not pull Grover Cieveland's
thumb out of the free-trade wise into which he
has thrust it.
Upton Advocate: If the Republicans of the
South had the freedom of speech that the Dem
ocrats have in the North, that barrel-tight sec
Il on would not be near so solid.
WILL HAVE TO SWALLOW HIM
Richmond Palladium: Sink or swim. survive
land as their candidate. handicapped as he Is by
the weight of his free-trade message.
THE ONLY WAY.
Madison Courier: There is just one way for
the United States free-traders to compete with
English manufacturers. and that is. reduce the
pay of la5orers in the United States
WILL BE KEPT BUSY.
Lafayette News: Apologsts for the President
will have all they can do from this time until
the close of next years campaign in trying TO
nUa ~ In 10 hot n IN m fraA
THREE RS.
Huntington Herald: The three Rs which are
bothering the Democrats the most are Randall,
, reduction and reform. The party can't reform,
and Randall won't permit the tariff to be re-
duced.
Fowler Era: The Republican party in
Indiana was never more harmonious than now;
let Us keep it that way, and there will be no
doubt to victory in November, 1888 so far
1ndlanais concerned.
POLITICAL MoNsTRosITY.
Paramount News Among the baggage which
Judge Holman, the great objector, carried to
Washington, was q small and very modest boom
for Vice.presldent. 1t was one of the most in
teresting dwarfs ever witnessed in that city.
AS CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT.
Petersburg Press: If Democrats want to use
the Presidents message as a campaign docu-
the National Republican committee. who will
doubtless aiG them TO the extent OF their means.
CAMPAIGN MEAT.
Greensbure Review: Probably there never ex-
listed more real good campaign meat in oppos-
ton to any one party than exists at present
against the course pursued by the Democratic
party in Indiana throughout the past three or
four years.
WANTS AN AMERICAN SYSTEM.
Greencastle Times The drilling OF English
political economy into the American youth in
this, the tail end of the glorious nineteenth
century, is like teaching the sign language OF
our aboriginal ancestors to the classic student
OF to-day.
NEAR-sIGHTED STATESMAN.
Rensselaer, Republican,: Fifty millions sur
plus in the Treasury is worse in the eyes of
Cleveland than two hundred millions sent to
ports over exports, when his free-trade schemes
are adopted.
THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
Greencastle Banner: The tariff, and every
other question relating to the mere details of
government, is subordinate to the greater and
Underlying one of liberty and equality. which is
practically ignored or suppressed in the South
States.
THE NEW DEMOCRATIC REBELLION.
Owen County Journal: When the South can
rule the country by the farce of eectng ten
Congressman with fewer votes than required
for one Congressman in the North, it is time for
the people TO arouse and crush this new Demo
cratic rebellion.
PREPARED TO CLUB THEM.
Delphi Journal: President Cleveland has
at the entrance with club. and woe be to the
Democrat who sticks mis- head out and tries to
escape. Mr.. Cleveland has the Democratic par
ty pretty well in hand.
THE MAN is THE PLATFORM
Goshen Times: Tt is not material what the
to the tariff The denomination OF Cleveland
destructive free-trade policy in behalf of which
he has so openly declared.
THE COMMON SFHSF or TT
Hendricks County Republican: If manufact-
urers a rule are protectionsts, what does that
meana If it means that they prosper better un-
der protective laws. does it not stand to reason
that they are thereby rendered able to pay bet
ter prices to their employes2
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE.
Monticello Herald: If the Republican party
in this State will devote itself strictly to the
recrimination as to the past, the enemy will be
downed so vigorously that the Legislature of
1887 will never be thought of again.
THE PEOPLE THINKING.
Goshen News: This thing of constantly try
ing to hoodwink the people that crafty poll
ticians may gain thereby, has set the body
polite to thinking. and the schemng politician
has a smaller field to-day than ever before, and
it is equally true that it is growing smaller
every day.
GENERALLY THE CASE.
Evansville Tribune: It is unfortunately true
that rich men generally stand aside from new
enterprises until the more COURAGEOUS have
demonstrated the possibility of financial success.
1t is the men of comparatively small means who
do the greatest good in advancing the interests
of the city.
CORRECTLY NAMED.
Seymour Republican: We see great deal in
our Democratic exchanges addressed to the
young Democracy"of the country Considering
their verdancy in national affairs and in the ben
eficial policies of the country, one could easily
conclude that the articles relate to the entire
Democratic party.
BEGINNING EARLY.
Terre Haute Express: Senator Voorhees, is de-
Tending Mr.. Cleveland's message That is he